Third EUI-MPI Conference on IP, Competition and Innovation

Date: 15.10.2026 09:00 - 16.10.2026 17:00
Conference / symposium
Keywords: Intellectual property; Competition policy; Innovation incentives; Platform ecosystems
Format: onsite
Language(s): English
Location: Munich, Germany
Event Fee: Free

Organizer(s):
European University Institute & the Max-Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

The relationship between intellectual property (IP) rights and competition policy is complementary in aiming to boost consumer welfare and innovation, but integrating innovation considerations into competition enforcement poses analytical and institutional challenges. Key issues include incentives, appropriability, and diffusion of innovation—especially in IP-intensive cases—while technological shifts (cumulative R&D, data-driven innovation, platform ecosystems) change how IP is used strategically. Jurisdictional differences in competition treatment of IP can create geopolitical tensions because of IP’s role in trade and the extraterritorial effects of competition rules. The Munich Conference on IP, Competition and Innovation solicits unpublished law-and-economics papers addressing cross-cutting and sector-specific issues; selected papers will be rigorously discussed over two days with attention to societal impacts.

https://digitalsociety.eui.eu/events/?id=584800

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